diff --git a/vp9/decoder/vp9_decodeframe.c b/vp9/decoder/vp9_decodeframe.c
index 1effef388..404a34525 100644
--- a/vp9/decoder/vp9_decodeframe.c
+++ b/vp9/decoder/vp9_decodeframe.c
@@ -1334,7 +1334,8 @@ void vp9_decode_frame(VP9Decoder *pbi,
                       const uint8_t **p_data_end) {
   VP9_COMMON *const cm = &pbi->common;
   MACROBLOCKD *const xd = &pbi->mb;
-  struct vp9_read_bit_buffer rb = { 0 };
+  struct vp9_read_bit_buffer rb = { NULL, NULL, 0, NULL, 0};
+
   uint8_t clear_data[MAX_VP9_HEADER_SIZE];
   const size_t first_partition_size = read_uncompressed_header(pbi,
       init_read_bit_buffer(pbi, &rb, data, data_end, clear_data));